1979 in Sri Lanka

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Decades:

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Incumbents

President: J. R. Jayewardene

Events

In 1979, Sri Lanka defeated India in the ICC world cup. They were the winners of the inaugural ICC Trophy, ahead of the cricket World Cup. ^[1]
Ethnic tensions and political unrest increase, as the Tamil minority realize their political party is having minimal success in the south.

Notes

a. ^{^} Gunaratna, Rohan. (1998). Pg.353, Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis and National Security, Colombo: South Asian Network on Conflict Research. ISBN 955-8093-00-9

References

↑ http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/world-cup-1979-india-suffer-shocking-defeat-against-sri-lanka-28032

1970 in Asia

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